So far, that hasn’t happened. And it’s pretty unlikely. Read More
By 2018, the number of data science jobs needed in the United States will exceed 490,000, with fewer than 200,000 data scientists to fill the positions, according to a McKinsey study. Also, lacking will be 1.5 million managers and analysts with the know-how to use the analysis of big data to make effective decisions. One question that isn’t asked enough is whether a top-down approach – driven by highly skilled data scientists and technical, data-literate managers – is the only viable approach.
